Happy Dominican Independence Day! Here are some Dominicans we love and make us proud every day!

The Film Society of Lincoln Center has released the complete schedule for its second annual Latin American Movie showcase.

The tiny island nation of Haiti can't catch a break. With a history of earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and outbreaks of disease, the country is the one “most prone to natural disaster,” in the western hemisphere.

Premios Soberano is the biggest recognition that honors the best of local music, TV, radio, theater, classical arts and movies in Dominican Republic. Find out when and where you can watch the award show online!

Miss Dominican Republic, Clarissa Molina, took the crown at the 2016 "Nuestra Belleza Latina" VIP Edition. Here are some things to know about the new queen!

Meanwhile in Dominican Republic's Punta Cana.

Former New York Times reporter, Sarah Kershaw; was found dead at her apartment in Sosua, a small town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic.

The Mayor for East Santo Domingo in Dominican Republic was shot and killed in his office by a man who wanted to have a word with him and was told to wait. He broke into the office and shot him to death.

Dominican entrepreneur Jason Grullón along with business innovator Guillaume Vaslin-Reimann are putting on the table a new idea to change the fashion market.

Vatican trial could effectively shield a child rapist from jail time in the Dominican Republic and Poland

Medically necessary C-sections are an epidemic in the Dominican Republic and many other Latin American countries

Miss Canada Universe 2015 is a Dominican beauty queen. Here are 10 things to know about Paola Núñez Valdez.

Former Rockies, Brewers and Tigers pitcher, Jose Capellan, was found dead in his home on Tuesday and there's a mystery surrounding the cause of death.

Twenty-nine sex trafficking victims, including 20 minors were separated from their captors in the tourist town of Sosua in the Dominican Republic

Former Dodgers slugger Pedro Guerrero was hospitalized on Monday with a brain bleed.

Pedro Martínez made history on a historic day for Latinos in baseball when he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.

According to the AP, the St. Louis Cardinals rookie outfielder Oscar Taveras was heavily intoxicated at the time of his fatal car crash last month.

Former New York Yankees slugger, and seven time All-Star, Alfonso Soriano, announces his retirement from baseball. Read More

So Marc Anthony is engaged to Shannon de Lima and we have the date and the place where they'll be getting married! HINT: It's sooner than you think!

A 2012 article reveals Oscar Taveras' drunken antics as he was finally making it big in the baseball world. The article seems almost prophetic now, after the car accident that took his and his girlfriend's lives.

Less than 48 hours after the death of his friend, Oscar Taveras, Yordano Ventura pitched a gem as the Royals routed the Giants, 10-0 forcing a game seven.

Oscar Taveras' girlfriend, Edilia Arvelo, posted this video on her instagram account just minutes before they were killed in a tragic car accident.

Underneath the $8 billion dollar business of Major League Baseball lies the exploitation of thousands of Latino players every day. READ MORE.

Dominican Republic is the deadliest place to travel by road, as the country recorded the highest rate with shocking numbers.

Eleven children died in a Dominican hospital over the weekend reportedly due to a failure in the hospital's oxygen system. An investigation in underway.

Miley Cyrus was scheduled to perform in Dominican Republic on September 13, 2014, but her show was canceled by authorities on "moral grounds."

Shakira's song "Loca" is an "illegal copy" of an older recording from a Dominican artist other than El Cata, who everyone thought was the original mastermind of the song.

We know how great it is to be Latin, but sometimes it is especially awesome!

When Columbus found America, his expedition came in three ships, La Niña, La Pinta and the Santa María. An explorer claims he's found the latter's wreckage.

Juan Pablo Galavis and Nikki Ferrell have ttended a friend's wedding in the Dominican Republica on Saturday.